Olga Chemodanova: Youth today should be taught not in words, but in deeds

On September 25, the Minsk City Hall hosted the educational project “Module” of the youth movement “Iskra” of the White Rus party. Details - in the material of the correspondent of the agency "Minsk-Novosti".

The project involved party youth from Minsk, regions of Belarus and 11 countries: Russia, Azerbaijan, Laos, Moldova, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, China, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Venezuela. The Module program provides for a series of lectures on party building in Belarus, ideological policy, as well as the interaction of political parties with the media.

Olga Chemodanova, Chairman of the White Russia Party, noted that the Module educational project is a new format for working with young people.

- For them, this is not only an opportunity to listen to lectures from speakers, but also to get acquainted, exchange experiences. We made the project in such a way as to show the real work of young party members on the ground, in the district branches of the party. Today, young people should be taught not in words, but in deeds – this is our motto, we follow it in all projects initiated by the party youth.

O. Chemodanova added that a program is provided for foreign youth, including visits to iconic places of Belarus.

Ivan Kazantsev, a member of the Iskra youth association of the White Rus party of the October district of Vitebsk, said that at present the party has more than 90 thousand active members: it is the largest in terms of the number of young people.

- Such events with the participation of foreign party figures are not only important, they are vital for our country, especially in conditions of sanctions pressure. It is important for young people, wherever they are, to develop and fulfill themselves. In order for a young specialist to move forward in his workplace, he needs certain conditions. In general, young people today are concerned about the topic of rental housing. This issue is not easy, it requires elaboration, and young guys have their own opinion on how to approach it: someone advocates that rental housing be in the regions, someone believes that this practice should be abandoned. The most important thing is that we need to work with young people today, if we miss out on the new generation of Belarusians, it will inevitably lead to problems, as is happening now in some neighboring countries, Kazantsev said.

Deputy Secretary of the Youth League for Transport and Social Welfare of the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front party Linda Chynamano shared her impressions of her stay in Belarus:

- Our delegation is glad to be here, we are very interested in studying Belarusian experience in agriculture and industry. Young people in the country have many opportunities for development. The Belarusians themselves are hospitable and amazing people, for us they are a brotherly people.

In some countries, Belarus is not treated as favorably as in Zimbabwe. Ekaterina Medvedeva, the head of the youth wing of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova “Young Guard”, said that the course of the current government is not friendly, unlike ordinary citizens:

The Socialist Party is building a dialogue with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. We have very good relations both with the White Rus party and with the Belarusian people. The Module party project is a very good platform for exchanging experience and making new acquaintances with Belarusians and citizens of other countries.

Within the framework of the project, a joint plenary session of Belarusian and foreign party members was held, at which the experience of socio-political and party work of the youth of the participating countries was presented.

Photo by Sergei Lukashov